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Senate subcommittee narrows paid-family-leave definition to include time‑limited full‑time state employees
Summary
The subcommittee adopted an amendment to S.11 to expand the definition of eligible state employee under the Paid Parental Leave Act to include full‑time, time‑limited state employees and set an October 1, 2025 effective date; the bill received a favorable report as amended and will go to the full committee.
Senate Finance Committee sales and income tax subcommittee Chair and staff heard explanation and debate on S.11, a bill to amend the Paid Parental Leave Act’s definition of an eligible state employee so certain time‑limited full‑time state workers qualify for paid family leave.
The change would treat employees who are full‑time and accrue leave but occupy time‑limited positions as eligible for the leave benefit. Grant, a committee staff presenter, said the amendment clarifies that eligible employees “are full time employees” and explained the statute currently defines eligible state employees in terms of FTE…
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